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Charles Coleman Finlay

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Charles Coleman Finlay
Born (1964-07-01) July 1, 1964 (age 60)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • editor
Alma materOhio State University
Genres
SpouseRae Carson
Website
www.ccfinlay.com

Charles Coleman Finlay (born July 1, 1964 in New York City, NY) is an American science fiction and fantasy author and editor.

He grew up in Marysville, Ohio[1] and attended Ohio State University. His first story, Footnotes, was published in 2001 in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF) where many of his stories have since been published.

He has published four novels and a short story collection. His fiction has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the Sidewise Award, and in 2003 he was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He also wrote chapters for the "hoax-novel" Atlanta Nights.

Finlay guest edited the July/August 2014 issue of F&SF. In January 2015, Finlay was named the 9th editor of F&SF and served in that role until the January/February 2021 issue.[2] In 2021, he won a World Fantasy Award for his work editing the magazine.[3]

Personal life

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He is married to the fantasy writer Rae Carson.

Awards

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Bibliography

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Novels

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  • The Prodigal Troll (Pyr, 2005)
  • Traitor to the Crown Book 1: The Patriot Witch as C. C. Finlay (Del Rey, 2009)
  • Traitor to the Crown Book 2: A Spell for the Revolution as C. C. Finlay (Del Rey, 2009)
  • Traitor to the Crown Book 3: The Demon Redcoat as C. C. Finlay (Del Rey, 2009)

In translation

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  • Der verlorene Troll (2007), ISBN 3-608-93786-2
  • Prigioniero politico (2010), ISBN 88-95724-97-6

Collections

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  • Wild Things (Subterranean, 2005)

Short fiction

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Stories
Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
The political prisoner 2008 F&SF
The Texas Bake Sale 2009 "The Texas Bake Sale" F&SF 116/2 (Feb 2009)
The empathy vaccine 2015 Finlay, C. C. (June 2015). "The empathy vaccine". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (6): 60–64.

Editorials

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Interviews

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  • Finlay, Charles Coleman (January 2010). "The crucible". Locus (588): 64–66.

References

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  1. ^ "Charles Coleman Finlay: The Crucible". Locus Magazine. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Finlay Named Editor of F&SF, January 14, 2015, retrieved January 16, 2015
  3. ^ World Fantasy Awards 2021, retrieved July 26, 2021

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